The
Center
for
the
Study
of
Institutions,
Population
and
Environmental
Change
(CIPEC)
is
involved
in
a
variety
of
demographic,
geographic,
and
land
use
research
efforts.
The
biocomplexity
project
concentrates
on
using
several
types
of
mathematical
modeling
to
inventory
and
predict
land
use
/
land
cover
patterns.
The
goal
of
this
research
is
to
compare
the
strengths,
weaknesses,
and
unique
advantages
...
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This
website
is
an
adaptation
of
Bloom's
taxonomy
of
learning.
Benjamin
Bloom
created
this
taxonomy
in
1956
for
categorizing
the
levels
of
comprehension
that
commonly
occur
in
educational
settings.
This
website
features
a
table
which
clearly
presents
each
category
with
definitions
and
cues/examples
of
behavior
that
expresses
mastery
of
that
level.
The
categories
are
hierarchical
from
least
to
most
...
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This
site
presents
a
brief
definition
of
scaffolding
and
example
of
its
usefulness
in
media
education.
Published
by
the
Media
Awareness
Network,
the
summary
was
adapted
from
a
posting
to
their
listserv
by
educator
Bakari
Chavanu.
He
defines
scaffolding
as
developing
a
unit
of
study
through
a
set
sequence
of
four
steps,
which
are
listed.
He
also
provides
an
example
of
how
the
steps
of
scaffolding
would
...
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This USGS fact sheet summarizes the occurrence of Balkan Endemic Nephropathy, a serious kidney disease that occurs only in tributary valleys of the Danube River in Romania, Bulgaria, and the former Yugoslavia. There is a close correspondence between the location of affected villages and the occurrence of local coal deposits.
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Grade level:
College (13-14), College (15-16), Graduate / Professional

Mass
Wasting
is
a
course
handout
designed
to
initiate
discussion
on
the
factors
involved
in
mass
wasting
(eg.
creep,
solifluction,
falls,
slides,
and
flows)
and
the
methods
used
to
prevent
mass
wasting.
Definitions
are
given
for
key
terms
such
as
angle
of
repose
and
lahars.
Photographs
illustrate
the
effects
of
rockslides
and
slumps.
Links
are
provided
to
the
online
Physical
Geology
resources
at
Georgia
...
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Sedimentary
Rocks:
Carbonate
Rocks
is
a
course
handout
meant
to
accompany
the
discussion
of
chemical
and
biochemical
sedimentary
rocks.
Rock
composition
is
broken
into
the
main
categories
of
limestone
and
dolostone.
Depositional
conditions
are
discussed,
including
the
topics
of
coral
reefs,
plankton,
and
carbonate
compensation
depth
(CCD).
There
are
a
few
photographs,
which
display
calcareous
algae.
...
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This
is
a
course
handout
to
accompany
the
discussion
of
sedimentary
depositional
environments.
Facies
are
defined
as
all
of
the
characteristics
of
a
particular
rock
unit.
The
effects
of
transgressions
and
regressions
on
depositional
environments
are
discussed
with
reference
to
fluctuations
in
sea
level.
These
effects
are
then
related
to
Walther's
Law.
Diagrams
display
facies
change,
and
transgressive
...
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This
is
a
course
handout
that
accompanies
the
discussion
of
the
origin
of
sedimentary
rocks.
Topics
include
depositional
tectonic
settings,
texture
as
an
indicator
of
energy
levels
in
the
depositional
environment,
interpretation
of
various
sandstones,
and
the
influences
of
paleoclimate
and
source
area
lithology.
Photos
depict
grain
size
and
texture.
Links
are
provided
to
the
online
Physical
Geology
...
Full description.

Sedimentary
Rocks
is
a
course
handout
that
accompanies
the
discussion
of
sedimentary
rocks.
The
objectives
of
the
handout
are:
to
explain
the
formation
of
sedimentary
rocks
in
terms
of
the
rock
cycle;
explain
and
give
examples
of
the
various
sedimentary
depositional
environments;
discuss
the
textural
characteristics
of
sediments;
explain
why
sedimentary
rocks
are
important
in
the
study
of
Earth
history;
...
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The
purpose
of
the
handout
is
to
identify
the
three
major
types
of
soils:
pedalfer,
pedocal,
and
laterite,
and
to
understand
the
soil
profile.
This
is
accomplished
with
brief
descriptions
of
the
soil
horizons
and
the
designation
of
common
elements
to
pedalfers,
pedocals,
and
laterite
soils.
The
handout
is
concluded
with
a
discussion
of
soil
erosion.
Links
are
provided
to
the
online
Physical
Geology
...
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